[drupal-devel] [bug] Remove code containing user access controls from profile theme functions

[robertDouglass]

Issue status update for 
http://drupal.org/node/27949
Post a follow up: 
http://drupal.org/project/comments/add/27949

 Project:      Drupal
 Version:      cvs
 Component:    profile.module
 Category:     bug reports
 Priority:     normal
 Assigned to:  robertDouglass
 Reported by:  robertDouglass
 Updated by:   robertDouglass
 Status:       patch (code needs review)
 Attachment:   http://drupal.org/files/issues/profile_fix_acces_control_in_theme.txt (2.36 KB)

The two theme functions in profile.module both violate good theming
practice by running user control logic in the middle of them. Worse
yet, this isn't immediately visible since it happens in yet another
function. Thus themers overriding these functions to style profile
pages[1] inadvertently break access control, thus leading to the
misperception that overriding theme functions is inherently
dangerous[2].


[1] http://drupal.org/node/16011
[2] http://drupal.org/node/16821




robertDouglass